Article 7(1) of First Council Directive 89/104/EEC of 21 December 1988 to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks, as amended by the Agreement on the…
By Leo GasteenThe European Court of Justice (ECJ) has clarified the elements of insider dealing following a request from the Court of Appeal of Brussels. This clarification resulted in fines…
The Court of First Instance (CFI) has dismissed the appeal of a Polish company who sought registration for a complex sign consisting of colorful ribbons and the numerical elements 100…
Firefighters By Leo Gasteen The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has delegated the application of age limits for the recruitment of certain professionals, such as dentistry and fire fighting, to the…
By Leo Gasteen The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that a court of a Member State in which a child resides cannot provisionally grant custody of the child to…
Access to a legal traineeship in a Member State may be made conditional on a broad and in-depth knowledge of national law, the European Court of Justice has ruled. The…